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The 2016-2017 Yolo County Education and Equity Summit Series Presents:THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES Speaker: Daniel Ewon Choe, Ph.D. DATE: November 9, 2016 TIME: 3:00pm - 4:30pm PLACE: Yolo County Of ce of Education 1280 Santa Anita Court, Ste. 120, Woodland Please register by: November 2, 2016 GO HERE to register (http://www.ycoe.org/summit-series/register) SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL INFORMATION

From UC Berkeley's Extension Website : Researchers have documented the prevalence of trauma in the lives of the vast majority of public sector clients. Programs and systems that are seeking to integrate trauma-informed interventions include mental health, substance abuse, criminal justice, victim assistance and child welfare. Post-traumatic stress disorders and other trauma-related disorders and symptoms are increasing in the population of war veterans and those who have been exposed to...

"The transformative potential in growth mindsets and social-emotional skills such as grit may be more applicable to students whose basic needs are already met. When asking the question of why some children succeed in school and others don’t, he said the educators and administrators tend to overestimate the power of the person and underestimate the power of the situation." http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/12/when-grit-isnt-enough/418269/

The California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) is hosting its second annual Policymaker Education Day in Sacramento on May 22nd, 2018 with guest speaker Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula! Policymaker Education Day is an opportunity for advocates from all over California to come and educate their policymakers about childhood adversity, the long-term consequences of childhood adversity on communities, and what they can do to help. Please register by April 30 at http://bit.do/peday...

Bringing Baby Home Training of Trainers, Sacramento May 17-18, 2018 A friend of mine recently referred her grandchild and his pregnant wife to a Bringing Baby Home class, because she noticed that the wife had a horrible background of abuse and at times had difficulty functioning. What the grandmother noticed with this couple was a change in the family dynamics. The couple knows how to get along, the father is engaged in parenting, and the baby thriving. This is really starting at the root of...

The Bringing Baby Home Educator Training prepares people to independently teach pregnant and parenting couples to successfully prepare for the transition to parenthood. These research-based Bringing Baby Home workshops which prepares couples for life with baby and helps them be the best parenting team possible. Learn how to create a relaxed and supportive environment where parents learn to strengthen their relationship and foster baby’s development during this challenging time. They build on...

Daniel Cisneros, Administrator of the Sacramento Minority Youth Violence Prevention Collective at the Health Education Council presented a workshop at the 22nd Annual Multicultural Education Conference at Sacramento State. The presentation included a detailed presentation on the ACES Study, trauma and the impact on minority youth of color. There were over 40 participants in the training, with standing and sitting room only. The training also outlined other situations that are traumatic and...

The California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA) invites you to participate in our 2018 Policymaker Education Day on Childhood Adversity. Last year, we had over 100 4CA representatives who participated in the day-long event. Policymaker Education Day is an opportunity to come together as advocates to educate policymakers about childhood adversity, the long-term consequences of childhood adversity on communities, and garner support for 4CA endorsed legislation. Please register...

Couples that experience this relationship dissatisfaction many time experience post partum depression. This depression can lead to fathers disengaging in the family system. Fortunately, Bringing Baby Home deals with those issue.

Great information Lisa! The links below go to our national website (as opposed to our own: namisacramento.org). They provide the best information about each program. https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups/NAMI-Connection https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health-Education/NAMI-Peer-to-Peer https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health-Education/NAMI-In-Our-Own-Voice There is no fee for groups, the class or the presentation. They meet for 8 weeks 2 hours a week.

1 in 5 people live with a mental health condition such as anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These people, in turn, have family members who are also affected, as those family members and significant others try their best to help their loved ones. Fortunately, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) exists to help all concerned. Founded in 1979, today NAMI is an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in communities across the country to...

What a great resource. Thanks Lisa

Join us on Wednesday, September 21st, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PST for our Growing as a Community: Equity-Centered Trauma Informed Education with Dr. Rana Najjar. This webcast will discuss the latest Trauma Informed approaches to advance our educational environments. Participants will learn: The impact of trauma on learning Inequities in the learning environment Acknowledging and recognizing trauma in the learning environment Framework for implementing Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed...

As we head into our full CRC curriculum this January, we invite current and future CRC Accelerator participants to join us with collective care and self care in mind.